You are right. Egg donation is no small matter. ThatÌ¢âÂã¢s why, for the 50-some young women who come to our agency each month seeking to donate, fewer than 5 percent actually qualify. The vast majority of those who do qualify donate for altruistic reasons, not for the money. And physically, it is less onerous than your father (is he a fertility specialist?) would have you think. It does involve a minimally invasive surgical procedure, and with that comes some degree of risk. The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (http://www.asrm.org) (ASRM) says the long-term health effects of egg donation have never been studied. However, egg donors undergo the same drug treatment as IVF patients, and studies of that population show this is safe.
You are right. Egg donation is no small matter. ThatÌ¢âÂã¢s why, for the 50-some young women who come to our agency each month seeking to donate, fewer than 5 percent actually qualify. The vast majority of those who do qualify donate for altruistic reasons, not for the money. And physically, it is less onerous than your father (is he a fertility specialist?) would have you think. It does involve a minimally invasive surgical procedure, and with that comes some degree of risk. The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (http://www.asrm.org) (ASRM) says the long-term health effects of egg donation have never been studied. However, egg donors undergo the same drug treatment as IVF patients, and studies of that population show this is safe.